Lent is a gift, it’s 40 days where we without shame or guilt can identify, confess and abandon ideas and habits that frustrate God, injure us and our neighbors. One behavior we must abandon is the Death Penalty. We must confess that we chose ignorance, indifference or...
The Georgia Interfaith Public Policy Center and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Atlanta will gather Wednesday Feb. 26, 2020 to urge Georgia legislators to pass a hate crimes bill. The two groups join a diverse coalition of more than 30 organizations from...
This webinar will provide information on how you can assist the 2020 Census to get an accurate count in your community. Alan Yarborough, Church Relations Officer in The Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations, will provide information on why the Episcopal...
If the old Diocesan Ministry Fair and the annual Global Mission Conference had a baby, it would be the Go Summit: Local and Global Mission in the Diocese of Atlanta. This year, Global Missions’ annual Go! Summit will explore faithfully responding to climate...
Jesus’ teachings can sound outrageous! For him, angry words are the same as murder; a lustful heart is the same as committing adultery. Divorce can be legal cover for selfishness and the practice of hiding our true selves beneath fine sounding words is empty and leads...
When I hear Aretha Franklin sing those words, I hear God speaking to each of us: If you want my lovin’ / If you really do / Don’t be afraid baby Just ask me / Ya know I’m gonna give it to you / Oh and I do declare (I do) I wanna see you with it / Stretch out...
Deacon Lesley-Ann Drake, Path to Shine’s executive director, will receive the 2020 Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award on March 10. This honor is bestowed by members of the Women’s Legislative Caucus, a bicameral, bipartisan caucus of female legislators in...
Join us this summer at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee for SUMMA Theological Debate Camp. There’s no better place to enjoy the great outdoors, make new friends, and explore life’s biggest questions! SUMMA welcomes campers from all...
Ranging from one-day workshops to weekend-length retreats, St. Mary’s Sewanee: The Ayres Center for Spiritual Development is pleased to announce its events for 2020. To see a full schedule of events and register, please click here.
The word Selah appears in the Bible 77 times. It’s also my third child’s name. As far as we know, it’s a musical notation. An instruction to the choir to stop and listen. But it’s more than that. It’s also stop and feel. Really consider. Like in Psalm 3:2-3: “Many say...